Business Stories from March 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Sears CEO: $9.9 million in compensation in 2011Mar 19, 2012 2:03 pm - NEW YORK — Sears Holdings Corp. paid its chief executive $9.9 million last year, including incentives the ailing department store operator offered to lure the former tec...
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New lecturer at George Washington University has a day jobMar 19, 2012 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON — As college courses go, the name — “Reflections on the Federal Reserve and Its Place in Today's Economy” — sounds perfectly ordinary. Then there's the name o...
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How health care law affects lives of 7 AmericansMar 19, 2012 1:58 pm - A father lost his job at a medical device company that is facing a new tax. A young woman got back on her parents’ insurance and was able to get surgery for an injury th...
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Wendy’s takes No. 2 spot from Burger KingMar 19, 2012 1:54 pm - NEW YORK — Wendy’s has dethroned Burger King as the country’s second biggest hamburger chain. Wendy’s edged out Burger King in U.S. sales volume for the first time last ...
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Wolves debunk fairy tales, favor deer over piglets in researchMar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - Wolves didn’t live up to “big, bad wolf” notoriety in a study by German researchers, preferring a diet of wild deer to the canine’s fairy tale intake of little pigs and ...
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Fdic sues former Omni National Bank officers for loan lossesMar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sued former executives of Omni National Bank to recover losses from community development loans and spending on low-income properties...
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Universal said to expect in-depth EU probe on EMI takeoverMar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group expects European Union regulators to open an in-depth probe into its plan to buy EMI Group’s recorded-music business, according to a p...
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Lehman Brothers gets $1.5 billion from Asian affiliateMar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. received $1.5 billion from a Hong Kong affiliate as its share of distributions by the affiliate, Lehman Brothers Asia Holdings, according t...
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Intel plans to hire more than 600 workers in Israel in 2012Mar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - Intel Corp., the world’s biggest maker of semiconductors, plans to hire more than 600 workers this year for its research and development and manufacturing centers in Isr...
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Germany seeks to cut consumer food waste in expiry-date debateMar 19, 2012 12:48 pm - Germany plans to reduce food waste by raising awareness among consumers that best-by dates are guidelines, as opposed to deadlines for when it’s safe to eat products, th...